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Guinean president ends visit to Morocco
Guinean President Lansana Conte left Morocco on Friday at the end of a private visit to the kingdom.
Morocco-Guinea, Politics, 8/28/1999

Portuguese group to launch tourism project in Morocco
The Portuguese group Festana is planning to launch a large scale tourism project in Morocco.
Morocco-Portugal, Business, 8/28/1999

Morocco officially announces end of period to receive condolences
The Moroccan Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery announced on Friday that the period to receive condolences from national and foreign personalities will end on August 30.
Morocco, Politics, 8/28/1999

Morocco to host international colloquy on late King Hassan II
An international colloquy will be held next year in Morocco on the personality of the late King Hassan II.
Morocco, Politics, 8/28/1999

Morocco gains four medals at World Athletics Championships
Moroccan woman athlete Zahra Ouaziz gained silver at the 5,000 m race held Friday at the ongoing 7th World Athletics Championships in Seville, Spain.
Morocco, Sports, 8/28/1999

King Mohammed grants distinction to pilot of hijacked plane
King Mohammed VI received on Friday Tarik Bennani, the pilot of a Royal Air Maroc (RAM) plane which was hijacked on Wednesday night to the Spanish city of Barcelona.
Morocco, Local, 8/28/1999

Morocco denies arrest of Algerian Islamist group
Morocco denied on Thursday having arrested a group of Algerian Islamist activists involved in the massacre perpetrated last August 15 in Southwestern Algeria.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/27/1999

King Mohammed VI receives former resisters and members of liberation army
Morocco, Politics, 8/27/1999

Morocco calls for mobilization of diplomacy and population to protect territorial integrity
The Moroccan government called Thursday the diplomacy and all the components of society for mobilization in preparations for the UN-referendum scheduled in the Sahara July 2000.
Morocco, Politics, 8/27/1999

Major Sahrawi tribe expresses allegiance to King Mohammed VI
Members of the Sahrawi Cheikh Maa El-Ainine tribe expressed on Tuesday allegiance to King Mohammed VI.
Morocco, Politics, 8/27/1999

Chambers of commerce and industry of Moroccan and Egyptian cities agreement
The chambers of commerce and industry of the Moroccan eastern city of Oujda and of the Egyptian city of Assiout (400 km south of Cairo) are negotiating a twinning and brotherly agreement.
Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 8/27/1999

Morocco's hard currency reserves amounts to record $ 6 billion
Morocco's hard currency reserves amounted, for the first time in the country's history, to $ 6 billion.
Morocco, Economics, 8/27/1999

Morocco and Spain cooperation contributed to happy ending of hijacking
The excellent cooperation between the Moroccan and Spanish security departments contributed to the happy-ending of the hijacking of the Moroccan airliner, Spanish media said on Thursday.
Morocco, Local, 8/27/1999

Nine Algerian Islamists arrested in Morocco, following massacre
Moroccan security sources said that nine members of Algerian Islamic groups suspected of having committed a crime which claimed the lives of 29 persons on August 15 in southwest Algeria were arrested in Morocco and that they are detained by the Moroccan military security system.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/26/1999

Morocco's king invites Chinese president to visit Morocco next October
Morocco-China, Politics, 8/26/1999

Tunisian president says King Mohammed is a powerful support to continuation of joined march
Tunisian president Zine El-Abidine Benali said Wednesday King Mohammed VI of Morocco is a powerful support to the joined march towards achieving Maghreban peoples' aspirations to integration, unity, solidarity and to the perfection of the construction process of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA).
Tunisia-Morocco, Politics, 8/26/1999

Moroccan king congratulates El Guerrouj for his victory in Spain
King Mohammed VI has congratulated Moroccan athlete, Hicham El-Guerrouj, for his triumph Tuesday in Seville where he won the 1,500 m world title for the second consecutive time.
Morocco, Sports, 8/26/1999

Hijacker of Moroccan airliner surrenders, all passengers and crew safe
A man who hijacked on Wednesday night a plane of the Moroccan flag carrier, Royal Air Maroc, surrendered to the police security this morning after releasing all the passengers.
Morocco, Local, 8/26/1999

Cement firm Cior to build $102 million cement plant
Moroccan cement firm Cior (CIOR.CS) said it would build a 1.0 billion dirhams ($101.8 million) cement plant to expand its share in the local market.
Morocco, Business, 8/26/1999

Nezha Bedouane offers Morocco another medal at World Athletics Championships
Moroccan woman sprinter Nezha Bedouane won a silver medal Wednesday in the 400-m hurdle race held at the ongoing 7th World Athletics Championships in Seville, Spain.
Morocco, Sports, 8/26/1999

Morocco's exports of early fruits, vegetables up 31% in 1998-99 season
Morocco, Agriculture, 8/26/1999

Over 63,000 Moroccans get Belgian citizenship in past 12 years
Some 36,157 Moroccans have obtained Belgian nationality during the past twelve years, says a report released by a Belgian center.
Morocco-Belgium, Culture, 8/26/1999

Fair for Moroccan industries in Iraq
A fair of Moroccan industries lasting until mid-September is currently established in the Baghdad International Fair.
Morocco-Iraq, Business, 8/25/1999

King Mohammed receives delegates of Moroccan expatriates in Europe
Morocco, Politics, 8/25/1999

Japanese parliamentary delegation meets Moroccan foreign minister
A visiting Japanese parliamentary delegation reviewed in Rabat Tuesday with Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Mohamed Benaissa ways of consolidating bilateral cooperation in various fields.
Morocco-Japan, Politics, 8/25/1999

Morocco's champ El Guerrouj wins world title again in Spain
Morocco's field and track star, Hicham El-Guerrouj, won on Tuesday in Seville (Spain) the 1,500 m world title for the second consecutive time, confirming his supremacy in the distance.
Morocco, Sports, 8/25/1999

Turkey voices appreciation for Moroccan rescue team
The Turkish authorities and population have voiced appreciation for the Moroccan rescue team sent to help victims of the earthquake that jolted the northwestern Turkish regions last Tuesday.
Morocco-Turkey, Politics, 8/25/1999

Guinea's President Starts Visit to Morocco
Morocco-Guinea, Politics, 8/24/1999

King Mohammed receives leader of political party
Morocco, Politics, 8/24/1999

Report: Borders to be opened between Morocco, Algeria in October
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 8/24/1999

French fund grants Morocco $16.3 million for low-cost housing
Morocco-France, Economics, 8/24/1999

Japanese parliamentary delegation meets Moroccan officials
A visiting Japanese parliamentary delegation held talks on Monday with Mohamed Jalal Essaid, speaker of the Moroccan chamber of advisors (upper chamber of the parliament) and with Abdelaziz Alaoui Hafidi, first vice-speaker of the house of representatives.
Morocco-Japan, Politics, 8/24/1999

Ericsson chosen to build Morocco's 2nd GSM network
The giant international mobile phone company Ericsson has been chosen as the principal supplier of a GSM network by Medi Telecom, which operates Morocco's second GSM license.
Morocco, Business, 8/24/1999

Morocco's Younes El-Aynaoui Moves to 2nd round of US Long Island Open
Morocco, Sports, 8/24/1999

Morocco wins first medal at the world athletics championships
Young Moroccan athlete Ali Ezzine offered Morocco on Monday its first medal at the world athletics championships currently being held in Spain.
Morocco, Sports, 8/24/1999

King Mohammed sends messages to Qatar and Oman
Morocco-Qatar, Politics, 8/23/1999

Moroccan coast-guards seize drugs in Spanish boat
Morocco-Spain, Judicial, 8/23/1999

Fire destroys 120 hectares of forests in Morocco
Fire destroyed 120 hectares of forests last week in the northern region of Morocco.
Morocco, Economics, 8/23/1999

Outlook of Moroccan economy: fisheries a thriving vital sector
With 3,500 km of Mediterranean and Ocean coasts and its strategic geographic location, Morocco is one of Africa's largest fish producers, unloading an annual average of 750,000 tons during the last four years.
Morocco, Economics, 8/23/1999

Japanese parliamentary delegation expected in Morocco
A Japanese parliamentary delegation is expected in Morocco this August 23-26 on "a friendship visit," said Japan's embassy in Morocco.
Morocco-Japan, Politics, 8/23/1999

Moroccan efforts bring in three million tourists in 1998
Three million foreign tourists visited Morocco in 1998, bringing to the country over $ 1.6 billion against $ 1.3 billion posted in 1997.
Morocco, Economics, 8/23/1999

Moroccan Raja soccer club beats Ghana's hearts of oak
Morocco, Sports, 8/23/1999

Moroccan athletes El-Guerrouj and El-Kouch qualify to 1,500 m world championship final
Moroccan athletes Hicham El Guerrouj and Adil El-Kouch qualified Sunday for the 1500 m world championship final scheduled for next Tuesday in Seville, Spain.
Morocco, Sports, 8/23/1999


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